The number of ghost homes is on the rise in Tauranga, but the city still has fewer empty houses than other areas in the region. Tauranga Mayor Mahé... Read More

A Bay of Plenty house fire is believed to be connected to an earlier shooting that critically injured a person, police say. Police went to a Te Tawa Rd address... Read More

The Government is looking at strengthening requirements for building professionals, including penalties, to ensure Kiwis have confidence in their biggest asset,... Read More

Many New Zealanders plan to downsize from big family homes when they reach retirement - but it sometimes proves harder than expected. It's an issue that... Read More

Spring has sprung, but green shoots of growth remain scarce across New Zealand Aotearoa's housing market - for the time being. The latest QV House Price Index... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty District Council's Heron Cres elder housing redevelopment in Katikati is starting to take shape and is on target to be completed by the... Read More

Emergency services are responding to a house fire in Matapihi, Tauranga. 'We received the call at 11.38am,” said Fire and Emergency NZ northern shift... Read More

Update, 6pm: Fire and Emergency NZ say fire services have now left the scene of a house fire in Welcome Bay. Emergency services were called to Waikite Rd... Read More

The latest data on whānau moved from emergency housing motels into social homes showed that the government's 'Priority One' was making a huge difference,... Read More

Fewer existing homeowners are moving to new properties - and part of that may be because they are stuck in a sales chain, waiting for places to sell, Corelogic... Read More

Fire and Emergency NZ is considering whether fines should be imposed for repeated false alarms and is assessing more selective overseas response models to avoid... Read More

Tauranga mayor Mahé Drysdale says neighbourhood support is a vital partner in community safety. He was speaking at the Western Bay of Plenty Neighbourhood... Read More